Saturday 30 April 2016 23:20, UK
Lyon and Monaco made it seemingly a two-horse race for second place in Ligue 1 with wins on Saturday.
With champions Paris Saint-Germain long gone at the top, attention among the chasing pack is focused on securing an automatic place in the Champions League.
Leonardo Jardim's Monaco put the pressure on with a 3-2 win over Guingamp, but Bruno Genesio's Lyon men responded by beating GFC Ajaccio 2-1.
Visiting goalkeeper Clement Maury failed to cover himself in glory for either of Lyon's goals, first being deceived by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa's dummy and allowing Rachid Ghezzal's corner to go straight in, then misjudging Rafael's cross as Gnarly Cornet converted at the far post.
Gregory Pujol's sumptuous goal was a mere consolation for Gazelec, who remain in the thick of the relegation battle.
Monaco led 2-0 at half-time through Lacina Traore and Nabil Dirar, but needed Bernardo Silva's 76th-minute strike as Mevlut Erding and Brou Angoua scored for the away side.
Fourth-placed St Etienne were held to a goalless draw by Toulouse, but needed a penalty save by Stephane Ruffier from Wissam Ben Yedder to maintain parity and later had Loic Perrin sent off.
Nice, in fifth, also lost ground as they were beaten 1-0 at Nantes, Adrien Thomasson with the goal.